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Species loss in fragments of tropical rain forest: a review of the evidence.

Published online: 28 Aug 1996

Authors: Turner, I. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

A review of the literature shows that in nearly all cases tropical rain forest fragmentation has led to a local loss of species. Isolated fragments su...

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Conservation scholars' perspectives on the morality of trophy hunting for the sake of conservation.

Published online: 17 Mar 2024

Authors: Ghasemi, B. & Kyle, G. & Sell, J. & Varner, G.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

Trophy hunting is one of the most contentious issues in recent biodiversity conservation discourse, eliciting opposition and support for the practice....

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Embracing dynamic design for climate-resilient living shorelines.

Published online: 01 May 2021

Authors: Mitchell, M. & Bilkovic, D. M.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

This paper draws on scientific literature and practical experience with living shoreline design and application to make recommendations for how living...

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What does urbanization actually mean? A framework for urban metrics in wildlife research.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: Moll, R. J. & Cepek, J. D. & Lorch, P. D. & Dennis, P. M. & Tans, E. & Robison, T. & Millspaugh, J. J. & Montgomery, R. A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Extensive research has demonstrated that urbanization strongly alters ecological processes, often perniciously. However, quantifying the magnitude of ...

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Relative death rate: a dynamic parameter describing plant response to stress.

Published online: 01 Jan 1983

Authors: Runeckles, V. S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Senescence and death of plant parts are frequently accelerated by various stresses to which plants are subjected. The dynamics of these responses can ...

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How to ensure justice in conservation action, beyond participation? Insights from Mexico.

Published online: 25 Aug 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Authors: Guibrunet, L. & Gerritsen, P. R. W. & Sierra-Huelsz, J. A. & Flores-Díaz, A. C. & García-Frapolli, E. & García-Serrano, E. & Pascual, U. & Balvanera, P.

Content type: Blog

This article argues that the efforts to enhance participation of local communities in conservation have not always enabled local communities to shape ...

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A framework to understand gender and structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin: lessons from Bangladesh, India and Nepal.

Published online: 18 Mar 2015

Authors: Sugden, F. & Silva, S. de & Clement, F. & Maskey-Amatya, N. & Vidya Ramesh & Anil Philip & Bharati, L.

Content type: Bulletin

This review presents a framework for understanding structural vulnerability to climate change in the Ganges River Basin countries: Nepal, India and Ba...

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Wave attenuation by intertidal vegetation is mediated by trade-offs between shoot- and canopy-scale plant traits.

Published online: 21 Dec 2024

Authors: Schoutens, K. & Silinski, A. & Belliard, J. P. & Bouma, T. J. & Temmerman, S. & Schoelynck, J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Nature-based solutions, through conservation or (re) creation of vegetated shorelines, are recognized to mitigate the impact of waves and erosion risk...

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Environmental reserve quotas in Brazil's new forest legislation: an ex ante appraisal.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: May, P. H. & Bernasconi, P. & Wunder, S. & Lubowski, R.

Content type: Bulletin

The Brazilian Forest Code (FC) requires all private rural properties to maintain a fixed proportion of their area in natural vegetation as a legal res...

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Diagnosis of the bushmeat trade in the cities of Colombia.

Published online: 13 Jan 2016

Authors: Quiceno-M, M. P. & Vliet, N. van & Moreno, J. & Cruz-A, D.

Content type: Bulletin

Most of the available literature on the bushmeat trade in South America focuses on the Amazonia, probably because the bushmeat trade in other ecosyste...

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